Monday, November 11, 2013

Gettysburg Address- 150

“Four
score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth on this continent a new
nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are
created equal.” One hundred and fifty
years ago on a November 19th, wearing his black suit, tall silk hat
and white gloves, Lincoln started his address with that line. In just 272
words, he described his vision for “a new birth of freedom” for America. In his
eloquent style, our 16th president reminded those present, and those of us
today, of the hard work of our forefathers, and he challenged all Americans to
live that dream. Today, the Gettysburg Address is considered one of the
greatest speeches of all time. President Lincoln was wrong when he said, “The
world will little note, nor long remember, what we say here…” We do remember
and will continue to, long after today. We have a wealth of publications on Abraham
Lincoln which shed new or merely refocused light on all that is already known
about the man. Even today he provides insight and inspiration for the world.